Design Automation Manager - Engineering

Job Title: Design Automation Manager

Job Description:

Trystar is at the forefront of advancing power solutions, charged and driven by a committed, dynamic team, tackling complex challenges, and creating innovative solutions. Safety and integrity aren't just buzzwords. They are the north star guiding us as we aspire to wow our customers every day. We've created power solutions that are not only durable and unique but are also the result of serious teamwork from every corner of our organization. Individually and collectively, every team member at Trystar plays for each other and strives to deliver unmatched value and 100% accuracy to our customers every single day.

As a big name and pioneer in power solutions, we're not just part of the power conversation - we're shaping its future, and we're doing so across diverse industry sectors including healthcare, data centers, entertainment, education, government, and commercial construction - just to name a few! We're committed to growing and evolving our product lineup to stay on top of the game and that includes leaning into sustainable, resilient, and renewable energy solutions.

Our cutting-edge headquarters in Faribault, MN, is partially solar- and wind-powered by our own microgrid! You will find that we're also pushing boundaries across the country at our additional facilities in Troy, MI; Houston, TX; Merrimack, NH; Burnsville, MN; Murfreesboro, TN; Waukesha, WI; and in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Together, we are Trystar, where we power the future and nurture innovation for a brighter tomorrow.

Trystar's team members are our most important asset. We are in search of a Design Automation Manager to join our innovative engineering team. In this role, you will lead a multi-site team responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving our engineering design automation processes and tools. You will play an essential role in our efforts to scale design throughput and automate the flow of engineering work product from Trystar design centers to the appropriate Trystar manufacturing site. As an engineering leader you will be responsible for establishing and continuously improving a best-in-class engineering design automation practice for Trystar.

We are looking for people who believe in our guiding principles and values of:

• Safety - We believe everyone should leave Trystar facilities in the same or better condition than when they arrived.
• Integrity - We're honest, transparent, and committed to doing what's right.
• Customer focus - We have relentless focus on our customers and their success.
• Right with speed - We use good judgement, make thoughtful decisions quickly, and execute them with purpose and intensity.
• Play for each other - We're a team. We show up for each other and we know that through teamwork we achieve greatness.
• Champion change - We know adaptation and improvement are requirements to survive and to thrive.
• Enjoy the journey - We create an environment where our team feels appreciated and has fun along the way.

In this role you will get to:

• Build and coach a team of cross-functional, cross-site professionals to support Trystar's vision of fully automated digital custom solutions at scale.
• Partner with cross functional Trystar leaders in engineering, customer experience, operations, and corporate functions to better understand the needs of your customers.
• Institute and champion industry best practices in automation technology as they relate to engineering design, configuration, costing and quoting activities, and product life cycle management.
• Curate the Trystar design automation process in a manner that improves safety, quality, productivity, and efficiency, while providing engineering work products at industry disruptive speeds.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring that New Product/Process/Service Development, and system maintenance are all supported with best-in-class automation.
• Responsible for establishing and reporting metrics used to measure and analyze the speed and accuracy of engineering work product made available to value stream customers.

Job Requirements:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Computer Science (or similar discipline) with 10+ years of relevant experience in the alignment and automation of engineering design activities via software and systems.
• 5+ years' experience in the management of people.
• Ability to travel up to 20% for business within the USA and Canada.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated leadership skills in collaborating and influencing cross-functional groups. Including strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated team building and leadership skills supporting multiple sites.
• Ability to influence all levels within the organization.
• Extensive experience with system architecture design and optimization involving ECAD, MCAD, PCBA CAD, CPQ, design configurators, ERP, and PLM.
• Experience developing and deploying AI-based tools for the technical support of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Highly motivated, fast learner with exceptional attention to detail that thrives in a team environment.
• Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors the team's work to ensure high quality.
• Work in accordance with all company policies and procedures regarding employment, safety, quality, product safety and legality, security, and regulatory compliance, as applicable.